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MarinIJ: Marin Students Recognized for Anti-Pollution Drone Project

Four juniors at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley have received state recognition for their environmental cleanup efforts. Justin Merlin, David De Zafra, Gideon Palestrant and Vaughn Neumann founded the Tam Air Club. As part of their work with the club, the teens built a small fixed-wing drone aircraft to survey Marin for pollution and…

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Marin IJ: Tam Union School District Needs to Cut $2.2M from Budget from its $128.8 Million General Fund Budget for 2026-27 to Maintain a Positive Status

ā€œThe big key here is that we haven’t settled on compensation for that third year,ā€ Elsen said. Most likely, he added, once the union contracts are settled, the district will again be operating at a deficit for the third year out. ā€œThis means we truly have a structural deficit,ā€ Elsen said. ā€œIt requires a course correction so that we’re sustainable and we’re balanced.ā€ As to contributing factors, Elsen pointed to rising costs for everything from utilities to special education student transport costs as part of the reason for the budget crunch.

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